Sand, Austin W., A Study of Pogon Iris Varieties. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1926. p. 123-124.

Cottage Maid (Listed by Barr in 1906)

Color effect a silvery blue, boldly veined with violet, bicolor; size good; form short, open, rounded; flowering habit free; tall bearded class; height 24 in.; branching fastigiate to wider, 3 laterals. A flower of good substance; firm texture; crêped surface; fair fragrance; good lasting quality. A clean-colored, interesting cut flower, useful in any position.

S. pale hortense violet; carriage cupped, erect to arching; blade obovate, notched, undulate, ruffled and frilled; size 1½ in. wide, 2 in. long. F. with amethyst-violet veins on a pale lavender-white ground, finere and redder reticulations on the base of the blade and haft, more closely spaced; carriage flaring; wedge-shaped, oblong, obcordate; smooth; size 1½ in. wide, 2 in. long. Minor parts: beard fine, dense, projecting, bluish tipped with yellow; haft broad, channeled; reticulations fine to broad, widely spaced; style-branches narrow, overarching, pale violet; crest small, fringed; pollen plentiful; spathe valves green, one-half scarious, inflated. rowth moderate to vigorous; increase rapid; habit regular; foliage lax, leaves slender, deep green; 2-4 blooms open at once, floriferous; stalk erect, with 13 buds.

An iris neglecta type. Its veining, and the contrast in tints and shades of the same color, are interesting.